List of songs named after dates
This is a list of songs named after dates.
List
Song |
Artist |
Album |
Release date |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
"1901" |
Phoenix |
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix |
2009 |
|
"Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914)" |
The Zombies |
Odessey and Oracle |
1968 |
|
"New York Mining Disaster 1941" |
Bee Gees |
Bee Gees' 1st |
1967 |
|
"1944" |
Jamala |
1944 |
2016 |
Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 |
"Holland, 1945" |
Neutral Milk Hotel |
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea |
1998 |
|
"1959" |
John Anderson |
John Anderson |
1980 |
|
"December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" |
The Four Seasons |
Who Loves You |
1975 |
|
"'65 Love Affair" |
Paul Davis |
Cool Night |
1981 |
|
"Summer of '69" |
Bryan Adams |
Reckless |
1984 |
|
"1973" |
James Blunt |
All the Lost Souls |
2007 |
|
"1977" |
The Clash |
B-side to "White Riot" |
1977 |
|
"1979" |
The Smashing Pumpkins |
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness |
1995 |
|
"1980" |
Estelle |
The 18th Day |
2004 |
|
"1983" |
Neon Trees |
Habits |
2010 |
|
"1984" |
David Bowie |
Diamond Dogs |
1974 |
|
"Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" |
Paul McCartney & Wings |
Band on the Run |
1973 |
|
"1985" |
Bowling for Soup |
A Hangover You Don't Deserve |
2004 |
|
"April 29, 1992 (Miami)" |
Sublime |
Sublime |
1996 |
|
"1999" |
Prince |
1999 |
1982 |
|
"Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)" |
Billy Joel |
Turnstiles |
1976 |
|
"2112" |
Rush |
2112 |
1976 |
|
"In the Year 2525" |
Zager and Evans |
2525 (Exordium & Terminus) |
1968 |
|
"4th of July" |
Amy Macdonald |
Life in a Beautiful Light |
2012 |
|
"September" |
Earth, Wind & Fire |
The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 |
1978 |
|
"8th of November" |
Big & Rich |
Comin' to Your City |
2005 |
See also
- We Didn't Start the Fire (1989) by Billy Joel, featuring lyrics AbOUT historical events from 1949 to 1989
- American Pie (1971) by Don McLean, inspired by The Day the Music Died